ANNUAL REPORT

Mid-Ohio Foodbank

Fiscal Year 2018

A Letter from Matt Habash

Dear Friends,

Mid-Ohio Foodbank feeds families every day, but there’s one whose story I’ll never forget. A mom and daughter were shopping a pantry when a volunteer noticed the girl seemed restless and hungry. Pulling a peach from a bin, the volunteer offered it to the girl but she politely refused. “It’s not my day to eat.” Her father works two jobs to support their family, while her mother cares for her aging parents and two other children. Yet, still they struggle. To stretch their food budget, each family member takes a day off eating. People are fed and lives improved because of your support. You help ensure that every day is a day to eat for children and families across eastern and central Ohio. Thank You.

In 2018 Mid-Ohio Foodbank worked with more than 680 partner organizations to provide our hungry neighbors the nourishing food they needed. From food pantries to Produce Market sites, we could not do our work without their tireless efforts and compassionate service.

Tabernacle Baptist Church
The Apostolic Church International
The Church Triumphant
The Daily Bread Center
The Fathers House
The Fathers House International Pantry
The Father’s Pantry, Nazarene Church
The Father’s Table, Nazarene Church
The Recovery Center
The Station Break
The Upper Room Assembly & Worship Center
The Village Table, Village Chapel United Methodist Church
The Well Mission Meal Program
The Word Church
The Word of God Community Church
Thompkins Child & Adolescent Services
Total Life Ministries Food Pantry
Trinity Assembly of God
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity United Methodist Church Food Pantry & Meal Program
Turning Point Shelter

YMCA at Whitehall High School
YMCA Early Learning Center
Yorkville United Methodist Church
YWCA Family Center
YWCA Wings

Zion Baptist Church Pantry

Food Donors

Mid-Ohio Foodbank works with more than 250 food industry partners to obtain food and grocery products for distribution in our service territory. These donors include manufacturers, retail stores, produce hubs and third party logistics warehouses.

The annual Operation Feed effort is one of the largest community-wide food and funds drives in the country. Participation in Operation Feed gives employers and employees the opportunity to engage in a common cause, working together for a hunger-free and healthier community.

These restaurants and food-service businesses donate ready to eat foods to hot-meal feeding sites such as soup kitchens and emergency shelters. Because of their generosity, individuals have the opportunity to share a warm meal with family and friends.

The Café (Aramark)
The Conference Center at NorthPointe
The Ohio State University Central Production Kitchen
The Ohio State University Hospital East
The Ohio State University North Commons
The Ohio State University RPAC
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio Union at Ohio State University
Traditions at Kennedy
Traditions at Morrill
Traditions at Scott

Volunteers are Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s lifeline. Volunteers listed have donated over 15 hours of their time in fiscal year 2018 by packing and sorting food, helping clients shop at the Kroger Community Food Pantry, preparing food and serving families at South Side Roots, gardening or administrative tasks.